1 After these *things I heard something like the great and mighty shout of a vast multitude in heaven, *exclaiming,

"Hallelujah! Salvation and glory (splendor, majesty) and power (dominion, might) belong to our God; 2 because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servants*on her." [Deut 32:43; Ps 19:9] 3 And a second time they said, "Hallelujah! Her smoke shall ascend forever and ever." [Is 34:10]